Talk:Supreme Governor of the Church of England
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Hm, actually I find conflicting sources, some say Henry was the first Supreme Governor, others say it was Elizabeth. Can we settle this definitively?AndyL 05:12, 22 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Ok, the Act of Supremacy 1534 (http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/actsupremacy.htm) says "the King's Majesty justly and rightfully is and ought to be the supreme head of the Church of England" while the Act of Supremacy 1559 (http://www.luminarium.org/encyclopedia/actsupremacyeliza.htm) has an oath reading "I, A. B.,56 do utterly testify and declare in my conscience that the Queen's Highness is the only supreme governor of this realm"AndyL 05:20, 22 Apr 2004 (UTC)
List from Church of England page
I removed the list of Supreme Governors from the Church of England page, because it seemed superfluous as it's already here. However, there were some small differences, so I thought I'd put a copy here so they could be integrated if people working on this page thought it worth it. TSP 04:38, 6 Feb 2005 (UTC)
Supreme Governors of the Church of England
Mary had her father's Act of Supremacy repealed in 1554, returning the Church of England to the control of the Pope. She died in 1558 and her sister had a new act passed the following year.
- Elizabeth I (1559-1603)
- James I (1603-1625)
- Charles I (1625-1649)
- Oliver Cromwell (1653-1658)
- Richard Cromwell (1658-1659)
- Charles II (1660-1685)
- James II (1685-1688)
- Mary II (1689-1694) jointly with
- William III (1689-1702)
- Anne (1702-1714)
- George I (1714-1727)
- George II (1727-1760)
- George III (1760-1820)
- George IV (1820-1830)
- William IV (1830-1837)
- Victoria (1837-1901)
- Edward VII (1901-1910)
- George V (1910-1936)
- Edward VIII (1936)
- George VI (1936-1952)
- Elizabeth II (1952-)